living
[on the market]
house of glass
daniel nadelbach
Mirroring the beauty and functionality of ancient Anasazi structures, the curvaceous design of this 5,600-square-foot home dubbed Casa de Vidrio (House of Glass) plays with an elaborate series of concentric circles. Located on a ridge near the Santa Fe Opera, the 14-acre estate offers panoramic mountain views through floor-to-ceiling windows as well as from patios and an elevated viewing deck. An active-solar system provides energy for the home’s radiant heating, and a four-column water feature adds humidity. A kiva-style media room with a library and a fireplace provides a tranquil environment for kicking back in front of a retractable state-of-the-art projection screen. Two of the five bedrooms are junior master suites, and the house has six bathrooms in total. A skylight brightens the contemporary kitchen while drawing your focus to a raised cast-glass counter on the central island that looks like flowing water. A 1,600-square-foot guesthouse continues the “Chaco contemporary” aesthetic in its two bedrooms and two baths and provides privacy and space for lounging underneath its portals. List price: $5.9 million Contact: Team R & L, Keller Williams Realty, 505-470-2277, ralph@teamrandl.com, santafeluxuryrealestateonline.com
[on the market]
andrew beneze
the Travis ranch
88
santafean.com
october/november 2014
The luxury-ranch lifestyle can be experienced firsthand on this gated estate between Las Campanas and the Marty Sanchez Links de Santa Fe golf course. Elizabeth Travis and her then-husband, country singer/songwriter Randy Travis, bought the 220-acre estate from Bruce King, three-term governor of New Mexico, and developed it into a dream home. The property includes horse stables, land for cattle grazing, and a pen for a pet buffalo. The house’s interior was designed in part by Elizabeth and includes details like hand-carved doors and corbels, stitched leather ceilings, and hundreds of decorative crosses. Between the main house and the guest suite, there are nearly 20,000 square feet of rustic luxury, with five bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a media room, a walk-in vault, and 10 fireplaces. What appears from the outside to be a traditional New Mexico chapel houses a gymnasium and a bowling alley. For further recreation, there’s also a swimming pool and a shooting range. You may just find yourself loving this home “forever and ever, amen!”
List price: $14.7 million Contact: Bob Cardinale, Sotheby’s International Realty, 505-577-8418, bob.cardinale@sothebyshomes.com, sothebyshomes.com/santafe